The Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays will head out to square off against the United Lions at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Conemaugh Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
Conemaugh Valley fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Conemaugh Township on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 65-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. The loss was the Blue Jays' first of the season.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Jaylen Henry and Colin Dinyar. Dinyar had a great game and dropped a double-double with 21 points and 15 boards. Meanwhile, Henry was balling out in the loss, putting up 25 points.
Meanwhile, United strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They blew past Northern Cambria 68-36. The Lions pushed the score to 63-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Colts cut but never quite recovered from.
United's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Conemaugh Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-1.
Conemaugh Valley might still be hurting after the 71-46 loss they got from United in their previous meeting back in January. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Blue Jays were down 37-12.
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